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Notornis
The Society's quarterly scientific journal. This peer-reviewed journal has been publishing ornithological research relevant to New Zealand and the South Pacific since 1943 (originally as New Zealand Bird Notes). All OSNZ members are encouraged to submit original papers or short notes on their bird observations or studies to the Notornis Editor: Jim Briskie (jim [dot] briskie [at] canterbury [dot] ac [dot] nz (Subject: Query from Notornis Website) )
Notornis has a wide circulation within New Zealand and overseas, and is provided to all members of OSNZ. A stock of back numbers is available for those who wish to acquire them. PDFs for each volume will be made available online as close as practicable to the standard publication dates (last day in March, June, September, December)
A fully searchable database of articles published in Notornis and Southern Bird is provided on the Publications page. New issues (< 1 year old) are password protected. Each member of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand has been sent a password. Institutional subscribers have been contacted for their IP address to give their computers direct access. Please contact Roger Sharp (Roger_Sharp [at] xtra [dot] co [dot] nz (Subject: Query from Notornis Website) ) to update your information.
Southern Bird
The Society's quarterly news magazine. This magazine provides a forum for members to report back on trips, society schemes, interesting bird sightings and to advertise coming trips, meetings and events. To submit an article or item for publication in Southern Bird, please contact the Southern Bird Editor: Nick Allen ( southernbird [at] osnz [dot] org [dot] nz (subject: Query from Notornis Website) )
Recent Publications
- Rescued from the brink of extinction: kakapo
- Abstracts of papers presented at the Ornithological Society of New Zealand AGM and Conference, 2 June 2011, Wanganui, New Zealand
- The effect of earthquake aftershocks on the dawn chorus of an Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
- First record of whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus) for the South Island, New Zealand
- "Ino" colour aberration in gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica
- The broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata) nesting colonies recorded during Cook's visit to Dusky Sound in 1773
- Fiji's collared kingfishers (Todiramphus chloris vitensis) do hunt for fish in inland waters
- A 1-year study of forest birds at Kennedy's Bush, Canterbury
- Food preferences of the bellbird (Anthornis melanura) in native forest remnants on the Port Hills, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
- Changes in the observed bird abundance in a modified forest at Kowhai Bush, Kaikoura